вторник, 9 февруари 2016 г.

A day in the life of a photographer on location...

Hello everyone,It's been a while but yesterday I had some inspiration and I decided to write something that would be fun to read. I want to share with you what goes on in the head of a photographer while on location - I mean the average travel photographer, not the dedicated landscaper. Imagine it is a diary - hour by hour.

5 am/ 7 am - getting up

Oh, I hate getting up!

Second thought: Oh, I had to shoot X - landscape today!

Jumps out of bed.

Courtesy to Thomas Heaton/REX, Shutterstock

8 am - on location X

Oh, it's cold/ hot here... I hate it but I have to get that shot of X!

Starts shooting.

5 minutes later- Realizes that the lens ON camera is not the one needed.

20 minutes later - Lens is in place BUT the white balance/ ISO/ aperture is not right.

10 minutes later - All set and then the WAITING BEGINS - for the sky to clear, God to descend from Heaven or any other natural or supernatural phenomena...

9.45 - something interesting happens - starts shooting

Actual shooting time - from 10 second to 10 minutes.

Actual time spent - 2 hours+

11 am - on the way to the hotel/ camping/ whatever

I'm hungry, I MUST get some food.

Second thought: Let's get the tripod/ lens/ bag cleaned first.

12 pm

OK, I'm famished! Food - here I come!!!

Goes to the nearest restaurant.

Second thought: Realizes that looks like a brigand/ homeless/ gypsy and goes back to make oneself presentable.

12.30 pm- lunch time

OK, that one looks nice on the menu... Oh, LOOK! Which idiot took that picture, He should get sued for that! And who wrote that? It's not in English, that's for sure...